Which one looks better?

Which one looks better?


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My freeze date coming up soon. I'm liking 19" wheels but many people like 20" wheels. Which one looks better with frozen blue?

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The 20" wheels may look better from a distance than the 19" wheels. But up close, the 20" wheels look odd to me since the holes between spokes are not uniform around the wheel. The 19" wheels (and from what I can see all the 21" wheels) do a better job of de-emphasizing the "aero" feature of the wheels since the holes are the same shape around the entire wheel.

I am embarrassed to admit that I did not realize that the base 4 CT 19" wheels are the same as the 4S 19" wheels with some black paint that make the holes appear larger. When I ordered the 4S 19" wheels I thought they were a completely different wheel.
 
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The 20" wheels may look better from a distance than the 19" wheels. But up close, the 20" wheels look odd to me since the holes between spokes are not uniform around the wheel. The 19" wheels (and from what I can see all the 21" wheels) do a better job of de-emphasizing the "aero" feature of the wheels since the holes are the same shape around the entire wheel.
Oh. Good insights. I've only ever seen the 19" wheels up close. Not from afar.

I am embarrassed to admit that I did not realize that the base 4 CT 19" wheels are the same as the 4S 19" wheels with some black paint that make the holes appear larger. When I ordered the 4S 19" wheels I thought they were a completely different wheel.
I didn't realize that for a while too.
 


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Overwhelming majority for 20" wheels! I voted for 19" wheels though.

How is the range on 20" wheels compared to 19" wheels? I know the configurator says both 19" and 20" are almost same but what's the highest you've seen in your 20" wheels?
 

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My freeze date coming up soon. I'm liking 19" wheels but many people like 20" wheels. Which one looks better with frozen blue?

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20" all day long.

19" has too much rubber (more profile) on display and therefore looks odd IMHO.

This should not be a cosmetic decision but more to do with ride comfort. On paper 19" rims offer more comfort than 20" or 21" due to the additional tyre wall height/profile.

As the car has air suspension the difference is subtle.
 
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20" all day long.

19" has too much rubber (more profile) on display and therefore looks odd IMHO.

This should not be a cosmetic decision but more to do with ride comfort. On paper 19" rims offer more comfort than 20" or 21" due to the additional tyre wall height/profile.

As the car has air suspension the difference is subtle.
Even though 19" wheel has more profile, it doesn't look odd to me.

I agree with you on comfort. I test drove a 4S on 21" wheels and I felt it very comfortable. So, I'm not really concerned about the comfort.
 


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My freeze date coming up soon. I'm liking 19" wheels but many people like 20" wheels. Which one looks better with frozen blue?

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I think the 20 inch look better that’s why I chose them.

Did you choose a CT 4s or a CT 4? The 19 inch you chose are standard in the 4S and the price difference with the 20 inch is 2.500 euro. If you have a 4 CT these 19 inch are optional too. So the price difference would be less. The base wheels on the 4CT are not painted and look worse.

ps for you decision: if you ask on any car forum about base size wheels or one size bigger, the one size bigger will always win.

I don’t think the 19 inch look bad. If you like the look and you have seen them, go for it and if you really don’t like it you can buy a set of (used) 20 inches.
 
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My freeze date coming up soon. I'm liking 19" wheels but many people like 20" wheels. Which one looks better with frozen blue?

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I wouldn’t pick either personally, I would spend a little more on the alloys to finish off the car.
 
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I think the 20 inch look better that’s why I chose them.

Did you choose a CT 4s or a CT 4? The 19 inch you chose are standard in the 4S and the price difference with the 20 inch is 2.500 euro. If you have a 4 CT these 19 inch are optional too. So the price difference would be less. The base wheels on the 4CT are not painted and look worse.

ps for you decision: if you ask on any car forum about base size wheels or one size bigger, the one size bigger will always win.

I don’t think the 19 inch look bad. If you like the look and you have seen them, go for it and if you really don’t like it you can buy a set of (used) 20 inches.
I'm ordering a 4S. May be I saw these 4S 19" wheels a lot that I got used to them.

I agree with you that the 19" wheels that come with 4CT looks horrible.
 

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For what it's worth, I voted for the 20" wheels but I didn't like them at all when I saw them up close and in person. IMO they look like a fancy steel wheel since they don't really have spokes the way they appear in the pictures. There is a lot of shiny black surface area in between the "spokes". I opted to upgrade to the 21" Cross Turismo Design wheels. Those look amazing! Just my opinion, others may love those 20s.
 

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For what it's worth, I voted for the 20" wheels but I didn't like them at all when I saw them up close and in person. IMO they look like a fancy steel wheel since they don't really have spokes the way they appear in the pictures. There is a lot of shiny black surface area in between the "spokes". I opted to upgrade to the 21" Cross Turismo Design wheels. Those look amazing! Just my opinion, others may love those 20s.
That's why I think they are great - aerodynamic and super easy to clean. EVs benefit from this type of design IMHO.
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